Jim Scheipe News Today

MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. – At its Monday night meeting, the Muhlenberg Township commissioners approved the 2021 budget and tax rate. Residents will continue to pay 5 mills, or $5 for every $1,000 of assessed property value. The owner of a property assessed at $100,000, for example, will have an annual property tax bill of $500. Commissioner Michael Malinowski addressed the spending plan at the brief virtual meeting. "We did not raise taxes for the sixth year in a row," Malinowski said. "Thats ...